九死一生 jiǔ sǐ yī shēng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙˇ ㄧ ㄕㄥ gau2 sei2 jat1 sang1
- nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
- new lease of life
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九
- 九份 Jiǔ fèn ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄈㄣˋ gau2 fan6 Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies
- 九价 九價 jiǔ jià ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ gau2 gaa3 (medicine) 9-valent HPV vaccine; Gardasil 9 (abbr. for 九價HPV九价HPV疫苗)
- 九十 jiǔ shí ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ gau2 sap6 ninety
- 九卿 jiǔ qīng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄥ gau2 hing1 the nine top officials (in imperial China)
- 九原 Jiǔ yuán ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊ gau2 jyun4 see 九原区
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- 九台 Jiǔ tái ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄞˊ gau2 toi4 see 九台区
- 九天 jiǔ tiān ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ gau2 tin1 the ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens
- 九如 Jiǔ rú ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ gau2 jyu4 Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan
- 九孔 jiǔ kǒng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥˇ gau2 hung2 abalone (Haliotis diversicolor)
- 九州 Jiǔ zhōu ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄡ gau2 zau1 division of China during earliest dynasties
- 九巴 Jiǔ bā ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚ gau2 baa1 Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) (abbr. for 九龙巴士)
- 九成 jiǔ chéng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ gau2 sing4 nine-tenths
- 九折 jiǔ zhé ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄜˊ gau2 zit3 10% off (price)
- 九月 Jiǔ yuè ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄝˋ gau2 jyut6 September
- 九归 九歸 jiǔ guī ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄟ gau2 gwai1 abacus division rules (using a single-digit divisor)
- 九江 Jiǔ jiāng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄤ gau2 gong1 see 九江市
- 九泉 jiǔ quán ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ gau2 cyun4 the nine springs
- 九流 jiǔ liú ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ gau2 lau4 the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家, Daoists 道家, Yin and Yang 阴阳家, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Diplomats 纵横家, Miscellaneous 杂家, and Agriculturalists 农家
- 九渊 九淵 jiǔ yuān ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢ gau2 jyun1 abyss
- 九窍 九竅 jiǔ qiào ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ gau2 hiu3 nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)
死
- 死亡 sǐ wáng ㄙˇ ㄨㄤˊ sei2 mong4 to die
- 死心 sǐ xīn ㄙˇ ㄒㄧㄣ sei2 sam1 to give up
- 生死 shēng sǐ ㄕㄥ ㄙˇ sang1 sei2 life or death
- 该死 該死 gāi sǐ ㄍㄞ ㄙˇ goi1 sei2 Damn it!
- 死心塌地 sǐ xīn tā dì ㄙˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄊㄚ ㄉㄧˋ sei2 sam1 taap3 dei6 to be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving
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- 作死 zuò sǐ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄙˇ zok3 sei2 to court disaster
- 假死 jiǎ sǐ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙˇ gaa2 sei2 suspended animation
- 凶死 兇死 xiōng sǐ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄙˇ hung1 sei2 to die in violence
- 冒死 mào sǐ ㄇㄠˋ ㄙˇ mou6 sei2 to brave death
- 冤死 yuān sǐ ㄩㄢ ㄙˇ jyun1 sei2 to suffer an unjust death
- 冻死 凍死 dòng sǐ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄙˇ dung3 sei2 to freeze to death
- 刺死 cì sǐ ㄘˋ ㄙˇ ci3 sei2 to stab to death
- 勒死 lēi sǐ ㄌㄟ ㄙˇ lak6 sei2 to strangle
- 半死 bàn sǐ ㄅㄢˋ ㄙˇ bun3 sei2 half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)
- 卡死 kǎ sǐ ㄎㄚˇ ㄙˇ kaa1 sei2 to jam up; to lock up; to become completely stuck
- 去死 qù sǐ ㄑㄩˋ ㄙˇ heoi3 sei2 go to hell!
- 受死 shòu sǐ ㄕㄡˋ ㄙˇ sau6 sei2 to submit to death; prepare to die!; meet your doom!
- 吊死 diào sǐ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄙˇ diu3 sei2 death by hanging
- 哽死 gěng sǐ ㄍㄥˇ ㄙˇ gang2 sei2 (intransitive) to choke to death
- 噎死 yē sǐ ㄧㄝ ㄙˇ jit3 sei2 (intransitive) to choke to death
一
- 一一 yī yī ㄧ ㄧ jat1 jat1 one by one; one after another
- 一些 yī xiē ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝ jat1 se1 some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 一代 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 doi6 an era; an age; a generation
- 一共 yī gòng ㄧ ㄍㄨㄥˋ jat1 gung6 in total; altogether
- 一再 yī zài ㄧ ㄗㄞˋ jat1 zoi3 repeatedly
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- 一切 yī qiè ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ jat1 cai3 everything
- 一半 yī bàn ㄧ ㄅㄢˋ jat1 bun3 half
- 一同 yī tóng ㄧ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jat1 tung4 together
- 一向 yī xiàng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jat1 hoeng3 a period of time in the recent past
- 一味 yī wèi ㄧ ㄨㄟˋ jat1 mei6 persistently; stubbornly; blindly
- 一块 一塊 yī kuài ㄧ ㄎㄨㄞˋ jat1 faai3 a piece; a chunk
- 一如 yī rú ㄧ ㄖㄨˊ jat1 jyu4 to be just like
- 一定 yī dìng ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋ jat1 ding6 surely; certainly; definitely
- 一带 一帶 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 daai3 region; area
- 一度 yī dù ㄧ ㄉㄨˋ jat1 dou6 for a time
- 一律 yī lǜ ㄧ ㄌㄩˋ jat1 leot6 same; identical
- 一心 yī xīn ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ jat1 sam1 wholeheartedly
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 一旁 yī páng ㄧ ㄆㄤˊ jat1 pong4 aside
- 一旦 yī dàn ㄧ ㄉㄢˋ jat1 daan3 in case (sth happens)
生
- 一生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ jat1 sang1 all one's life; throughout one's life
- 人生 rén shēng ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ jan4 sang1 life (one's time on earth)
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 再生 zài shēng ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ zoi3 sang1 to be reborn
- 出生 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ceot1 saang1 to be born
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- 丧生 喪生 sàng shēng ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥ song3 sang1 to die
- 天生 tiān shēng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ tin1 saang1 nature
- 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl
- 学生 學生 xué sheng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ hok6 saang1 student
- 孪生 孿生 luán shēng ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ lyun4 saang1 (adj.) twin
- 师生 師生 shī shēng ㄕ ㄕㄥ si1 sang1 teachers and students
- 招生 zhāo shēng ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ziu1 sang1 to enroll new students
- 新生 xīn shēng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ san1 sang1 new
- 为生 為生 wéi shēng ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wai4 sang1 to make a living
- 生人 shēng rén ㄕㄥ ㄖㄣˊ saang1 jan4 stranger
- 生前 shēng qián ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sang1 cin4 (of a deceased) during one's life
- 生动 生動 shēng dòng ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ saang1 dung6 (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
- 生命 shēng mìng ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ sang1 ming6 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 生存 shēng cún ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sang1 cyun4 to exist